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make it stop... (bad weather...)
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Yeah, but I think that a lot of areas aren't structured or maintained to sustain heavy rainfall. When we get heavy rain here, I don't imagine that our situation is much different than yours (except that most of the DC area is reclaimed swamp...).
My point was that nearby cities are easy enough to compare. But, on jef's point, I think you can go further and say that areas with similar rainfall levels and patterns are easy enough to compare. As a side thought, I don't know if even that is that true. Many memories of Santiago, Chile where winter means cold and rain (and they know it) but places with five-plus feet of flooding because storm drains weren't properly maintained.
My point was that nearby cities are easy enough to compare. But, on jef's point, I think you can go further and say that areas with similar rainfall levels and patterns are easy enough to compare. As a side thought, I don't know if even that is that true. Many memories of Santiago, Chile where winter means cold and rain (and they know it) but places with five-plus feet of flooding because storm drains weren't properly maintained.
jadekitty24 said:
i love rain! especially when its warm out. i'll go and sit out in it. maybe i'm werid like that. but when its cold and rainy, its fun to listen to....and cuddle up next to someone with.
I'm known for taking long walks in the rain. This rain is a bit too chilly for that though.PlaceofDis said:i love rain! especially when its warm out. i'll go and sit out in it. maybe i'm werid like that. but when its cold and rainy, its fun to listen to....and cuddle up next to someone with.
Gives me a bad case of the nips!
devilot said:
Still, nothing compared to last year, when we got over twice as much rain.
In Southern California at least, January and February (usually the rainiest months), were exceptionally dry and warm this year. We're getting a fairly normal amount precip, just a month or two later than usual.
Hah! you can't complain! Want a run down of todays weather in Saddleworth?
10am: snow
10:15am: sleet
10:30am: sunny
1pm: gale force winds
3pm: snow and sleet
4pm: hail
6pm: sun, hot too
7pm: hail and lightning
7:43pm (now): clear! finally!
It's been this way all week. Storms, snow, hail, rain, gales, sun. British weather is top.
10am: snow
10:15am: sleet
10:30am: sunny
1pm: gale force winds
3pm: snow and sleet
4pm: hail
6pm: sun, hot too
7pm: hail and lightning
7:43pm (now): clear! finally!
It's been this way all week. Storms, snow, hail, rain, gales, sun. British weather is top.
amateurmacfreak said:Eh, ten people in my state died today from tornados.
Another reason why I'm glad I left that area.
jefhatfield said:
jef's right. Around here we usually have a few months around what the rest of the world would call winter where it rains on a regular basis. Our systems are designed for that because that's what usualy happens. Its highly unusual for this particular area to have this much rain in this short of period, the land isn't designed for it, the systems we created aren't sesigned or funded to keep control of it and the people aren't used to it.
devilot said:Yup. You know I'm with you on this one. I swear, usually, the rest of the female populace is already in halter tops and mini skirts... but they can't very well do that in this weather.
Hell, I just want the rain and the cold to end for that reason alone.
nbs2 said:
Sac and SF are pretty different as far as climate as far as I know (my knowledge is pretty limited of it since I've never been up there) but I beleive its a lot dryer than it is around here and probably less windy. That's the thing about California, its full of a bunch of different micro-climates.
IJ Reilly said:
Yeah, I remember the news about all the land/mudslides down there last year, thankfully it hasn't gotton quite that extreme here, there's been quite a bit of flooding in various places, especially where there's rivers or creeks around, I think the Russian River in Sonoma county did a bit of damage when it flooded and there were some slides in that area but nothing too serious.
Well, it looks like there's a bit of sun out right now, I'm off to the market in a bit.
It's nice here on the Cote d'Azur, surprise surprise.
BTW, I like the way the weather widget shows you the phase of the moon as well.
Looks like tomorrow is another day at the beach
BTW, I like the way the weather widget shows you the phase of the moon as well.
Looks like tomorrow is another day at the beach
It was 75 and sunny today.
Mmmm.. I drove with the windows down (a feat for me. I demand them to be rolled up all the time)
It was NICE!
Mmmm.. I drove with the windows down (a feat for me. I demand them to be rolled up all the time)
It was NICE!
PlaceofDis said:i love rain! especially when its warm out. i'll go and sit out in it. maybe i'm werid like that. but when its cold and rainy, its fun to listen to....and cuddle up next to someone with.
You are not weird in my book.
One of my fondest memories is spending a night on a very hot dance floor, and having a "cold" rain cool me off. There was something about seeing the steam come off my body. During warmer months, there is a comfort in a warm, gentle rain upon the body.
amateurmacfreak said:Eh, ten people in my state died today from tornados.
Storms still going on.
I am sadden when I hear of the death and destruction that storms bring to the "heartland'. But for some of us in the Mid-Atlantic, March was very crewel as far as rain goes. DCA reported just .05" of rain for the month. And we are about 3.5" behind where we need to be at this time. We have had many small brush fires, most we don't see.
It doesn't negate the lose of life. But we don't always hear about those that lost their lives to low water pressure due to the lack of rain, as we do when tornados come through.
I am concerned as to what this year may bring to the DC area. We have been on a roller coaster of extremes here so far. Tonight is supposed to dip in to the 30's.
mortey said:
Yeah, good idea. Heaven forbid the weather should be perfect for beach-going every single day of the year
.What's this? Is that sun that's been visible for the past week or so? And is it going to continue!?
Shocking, eh?vniow said:What's this? Is that sun that's been visible for the past week or so? And is it going to continue!?
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